Marvel by the Month

#037: October 1964 - "The Sinister Six!"

Episode Summary

Happy New Year, everybody! Before you get too settled into 2020, come back to 1964 with us and witness the tragic tale of Wonder Man, the debut of Killgrave the Purple Man, and Spidey's first epic struggle against the Sinister Six! Plus: Hulk gets a regular series again, Sue Storm gets an unexpected visitor from her past, and the Green Goblin... wins? Say it ain't so!

Episode Notes

Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is July/August 1964.

Reading List: Journey Into Mystery #109, Sgt. Fury #11, Daredevil #4, Fantastic Four #31, Tales of Suspense #58, Tales to Astonish #60, Avengers #9, Amazing Spider-Man #17, Strange Tales #125, Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1, ©1964 Marvel Comics.

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